Element(s)

I found you
in the darkness 
of the night
as the clock ticks
in the quietness
of my mind
where my thoughts 
are the very loudest
I found you
in the depths 
of our words
each letter knowing
every syllable falling
finding comfort
in the sweet silence 
between the periods
catching our breath
at the commas
and holding on
through the parentheses
I found you
in the ink
of my pen
that scatters across
this blank canvas
I found you
in the element(s)
that trickle through my veins
and into my heart

She is perfect

she is beautiful
unlike anything
you’ve ever known
and makes you feel
like everything

a gentle breeze
upon your lips
the warmth of summer
kissing your skin
the sweet sound 
of her music
floating through you
and resting 
upon your bones
and her love
her love
is so beautiful
that it fills 
all the spaces
between your soul

and you know
in that moment
that she is just perfect
even in all her
imperfections